Rotary collecting items for annual auction

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Rotary Club has launched its 2012 cable television auction campaign and is once again counting on the generosity of local businesses, organizations and individuals for its major fund-raiser of the year. The event, to be held this year on March 16 and 17, annually provides more than $20,000 for the Rotary's scholarship fund and local charitable causes.

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Posted Jan. 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM

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MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Rotary Club has launched its 2012 cable television auction campaign and is once again counting on the generosity of local businesses, organizations and individuals for its major fund-raiser of the year. The event, to be held this year on March 16 and 17, annually provides more than $20,000 for the Rotary's scholarship fund and local charitable causes.

Club members are soliciting donations of items and gift certificates, as well as sponsorships, and will also be asking for first-time contributions from businesses and organizations in the Middleboro-Lakeville area. Individuals are also encouraged to donate.

Items worth $50 or more, along with the names of their donors, will be listed in a full-page advertisement in The Middleboro Gazette prior to the auction, and will be shown several times during the auction itself. Hundreds of viewers in the area tune in to what has become one of the major events of the year, providing donors with advertising for their business or organization along with the satisfaction that comes with supporting a good cause.

Proceeds from the auction and from the Rotary Club's other fund-raising events are used to provide $10,000 in scholarships to students at area schools. In addition, the club makes donations to a variety of charitable causes each year, ranging from Christmas Wishes and local youth programs to assistance for individuals with financial difficulties resulting from illness or disability.